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refine
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refinedev / refine

refine

A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.

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30Mentions
1Explicit recommenders
36KGitHub stars
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What it is

A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.

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I recommend looking at open source react framework for building CRUD apps. GitHub repo: https://github.com/refinedev/refine It is headless by default and supports Material UI,…

necatiozmen used a recommendation phrase. 2 indexed comments match. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 2:59:58 PM UTC.

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Observed mentions: 2022-11-01 13:57:22 UTC to 2025-07-20 18:41:06 UTC.

0510152022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 14 mentions; 2 submissions, 12 comments20222023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 12 mentions; 3 submissions, 9 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments2025

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What Hacker News says

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Hi I'm the Co-founder of refine, We are running an open-source React-based framework for building CRUD apps. Source code: https://github.com/refinedev/refine We have built a new component called "Inferencer". It generates full working CRUD page codes by analyzing the API response. You can bootstrap a complete CRUD app within seconds if your API is ready. The aim is to reduce the amount of time spent on creating views for resources by generating the code automatically that can be customized easily. Inferencer support is available for Ant Design, Material UI, Mantine UI, and Chakra UI. Refer to the Inferencer documentation for examples and details: https://refine.dev/docs/packages/documentation/inferencer/
In Show HN: React code generator component for CRUD apps based on API response
necatiozmen·Dec 5, 2022Recommendation phrase
I recommend looking at open source react framework for building CRUD apps. GitHub repo: https://github.com/refinedev/refine It is headless by default and supports Material UI, AntDesign, Chakra UI, and Mantine. It has connectors for 15+ backend services including REST API, GraphQL, NestJs CRUD, Airtable, Strapi, Strapi v4, Strapi GraphQL, Supabase, Hasura, Nhost, Appwrite, Firebase..
In Ask HN: Hunting for a Framework
Congrats! Contributing to an open-source ecosystem with alternative tools is a great approach. Having a built-in support for other open source tools is the best practice ever.I hope you guys will grow rapidly. We are running an open-source project too. It’s a React-based headless framework for building CRUD apps. As being an open source project, we would like to get feedbacks:) Repo:https://github.com/refinedev/refine We are not offering drag-and-drop building blocks. However, you can build complete CRUD apps without needing to lock into the tool.
In Show HN: Illa – An open-source alternative to Retool
Congrats on the new releases! We are running an open source React framework for building CRUD apps alternative for Retool and other similar tools. Repo: https://github.com/refinedev/refine It has built-in data provider support for popular backend services like REST API, GraphQL, NestJs CRUD, Airtable, Strapi v4, GraphQL, Supabase, Hasura, Nhost, Appwrite, Firebase, Directus etc. It's not a drag and drop, headless by default but also supports Material UI, AntDesign, Chakra UI, and Mantine. You can compare with Retool, AdminBro and other similar tools https://refine.dev/docs/comparison/
In Show HN: Open-Source Alternative to Retool
Hey, We have an open-source React-based framework for easily building CRUD apps. It is headless by default and supports Material UI, AntDesign, Chakra UI, and Mantine. repo: https://github.com/refinedev/refine It eliminates the repetitive tasks demanded by CRUD operations and provides industry-standard solutions for critical parts like authentication, access control, routing, networking, state management, and i18n. It also has connectors for 15+ backend services including REST API, GraphQL, NestJs CRUD, Airtable, Strapi, Strapi v4, Strapi GraphQL, Supabase, Hasura, Nhost, Appwrite, Firebase.. So you can save a lot of time from development time.
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We have open source React framework alternative for Retool and other similar tools. Repo: https://github.com/refinedev/refine It is headless by default and supports Material UI, AntDesign, Chakra UI, and Mantine. It also has connectors for 15+ backend services including REST API, GraphQL, NestJs CRUD, Airtable, Strapi, Strapi v4, Strapi GraphQL, Supabase, Hasura, Nhost, Appwrite, Firebase.. You can compare with Retool and other similar tools https://refine.dev/docs/comparison/
In Show HN: Open-source alternative to Retool
I can recommend to using helpful frameworks to save development time when building your SaaS production CRUD app. There is an open source React based framework called "refine." It eliminates the repetitive tasks demanded by CRUD operations and provides solutions for critical parts like authentication, access control, routing, networking, state management, and i18n. So your developers can save a lot of time on the development process. Here is the repo: https://github.com/refinedev/refine
In Ask HN: Best way to build a SaaS product for a non-tech founder

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